Pacific Northwest

Political Science Association

Annual Meeting 2015

Boise, Idaho

October 15 – 17

PNWPSA Officers

President

Rorie Spill Solberg, Oregon State University

President Elect Edwin Taylor, Missouri Western State University

Secretary-Treasurer Lauretta Frederking, University of Portland

Executive Council Eliot Dickinson, Western Oregon University Alison Gash, University of Oregon Kevin Pirch, Eastern Washington University Robert Sahr, Oregon State University Priscilla Southwell, University of Oregon Justin Vaughn, Boise State University

Ex-Officio Erin Richards, Cascadia Community College

Executive Director Richard Elgar, Washington State University

Thursday, October 15

5–6pm Executive Council Meeting CATTAILS 6–8pm Registration LANDING I

Friday, October 16

Session #1 8:30-10:00 am

1-A: Political Theory 1: The Power of Textual Interpretation WHITE WATER

Chair & Discussant: Sean Patrick Eudaily, University of Montana-Western

Bill Parsons, Carroll College “The harrowing redemption of Italy in Machiavelli’s Prince.” Kerry Hunter, College of Idaho “Is John Locke’s Second Treatise on Government consistent with classical liberalism?” Michael Magee, University of Oregon “Locke’s legitimate progeny: The social contract and American militia movements.”

1-B: Voting and Elections

THE IVY Chair & Discussant: Kevin Pirch, Eastern Washington University

Alex Street & Kacey Gollehon, Carroll College

“Conceptualization and measuring ticket-splitting.”

Priscilla Southwell, University of Oregon

“A case study of leftist neo-populist parties: Iceland's Pirate Party (Píratar).” Michael Ritter, University of Iowa “Forecasting the impact of Oregon's automatic voter registration law.”

Breakfast pastries and coffee/tea will be available from 8:00am on the landing near the registration desk.

6-8pm OPENING RECEPTION

Please join us for nibbles and a no-host bar. If the weather is nice we will be on the

Terrace, otherwise in the Aspen Room

There will be drink tickets for the first 25 arrivals!

1-C: Public Policy RIVER FORK

Chair: Mark McBeth, Idaho State University Discussant: Cheongsin Kim, Boise State University

Adam M. Brewer, Idaho State University “The politics of the interstate 5 bridge: An analysis of the Columbia River crossing project and the policy narratives surrounding its ultimate failure” Carine De Sy, Idaho State University “The absence or presence of official language policies: Social construction of linguistic target populations in the United States and Canada, analyzed by the Narrative Policy Framework Advocacy Coalition Framework.” E. Scott Lee, Boise State University “Collaboration in the Boulder- White Clouds area: What went wrong in the collaborative efforts relating to the Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act (CIEDRA).” Mark McBeth, Donna Lybecker, James Stoutenborough, & Sarah Davis, Idaho State University “Policy narrative strategy: The communication switch and stakeholder personal versus public communication choices.” Elizabeth Shanahan (Montana State University), Michael Jones (Oregon State University), Mark McBeth (Idaho State University). “How to conduct a policy study using Narrative Policy Framework.”

1-D: American Politics

CLEARWATER Chair & Discussant: Rorie Spill Solberg, Oregon State University

James Hanley, Adrian College “The prince cannot be tamed.” Joshua Munroe, Washington State University “Public v private (donors): Message consistency in presidential primary speeches.” Timothy Lynch, Lewis-Clark State College “US Senate appointments and gubernatorial reelection.”

Session #2 10:15-11:45 am

2-A: International Relations 1

CLEARWATER Chair & Discussant: Ross Burkhart, Boise State University

Bohdan Harasymiw, University of Calgary “War in Ukraine - Another Bosnia?” Hayden Smith, Washington State University/ American Public University “A realist / idealist typology of foreign policy decision-makers.” Patrick M. Van Orden, University of Oregon “Capability or vulnerability? Saddam Hussein's Iraq and conflict initiation.”

2-B: Gender and Politics WHITE WATER

Chair/ Discussant: Erin Richards, Cascadia College

Kellee Kirkpatrick, Idaho State University “The ‘Not yet pregnant’: The impact of narratives on the infertility identity and reproductive policy” Jaclyn J. Kettler, Justin S. Vaughn, and Tyler Holden (Boise State University) “Gender representation on state and local appointed boards.”

2-C: Peace & Conflict Studies

RIVER FORK Chair: Edwin Taylor, Missouri Western State University Discussant: Leif Hoffmann, Lewis-Clark State College

Fernanda Buril Almeida, Washington State University “Afterlife beliefs and the distortion of cost-benefit analysis: An evolutionary approach to the logic of religious extremism.” Steve Shaw, Northern Nazarene University “Dorothy Day and American pacifism.” Edwin Taylor, Missouri Western State University “Caring for the other: Feminist ethics and an alternative foreign policy framework.”

2-D: Supreme Court Roundtable THE IVY

Moderator: Lori Hausegger, Boise State University

Discussants: Bill Haltom, University of Puget Sound, Greg Sergienko, Concordia University School of Law, Rorie Spill Solberg, Oregon State University, and Eric Waltenburg, Purdue University.

Session #3

1:30-3:00 pm (90 minutes) 3-A: Environmental Policy 1

CLEARWATER Chair: John Freemuth, Boise State University Discussant: James Stoutenborough, Idaho State University Jenna Knobloch, Oregon State University “The Canterbury Tales: Collaborative planning to collective action in New Zealand.” Anna Pakenham Stevenson, Oregon State University “Utilizing adaptive capacity and collaborative governance in response to water system vulnerabilities.” Isaac Castellano, Boise State University “The securitization of water in the American west.” Sayard Schultz. Oregon State University “Perceptions on individual’s water usage and the environment.”

3-B: Political Psychology WHITE WATER

Chair/ Discussant: Travis Ridout, Washington State University

Brittany Wood, Washington State University “The effects of traveling abroad on political behavior.” Kevin Pirch & David May, Eastern Washington University “Polarization, inequality, and the state legislatures.” Shafiqur Rahman, University of Oregon “Nationalism and moral identity: Study of covariance of moral dimensions of self with ethno-nationalistic belief.”

12 noon —1:15pm ASPEN

LUNCH—GUEST SPEAKER: Bob Kustra, President Boise State University

“Idaho Politics” Tickets must be purchased in advance

3-C: Current Political Issues in the Pacific Northwest THE IVY

Chair: Jasper LiCalzi, The College of Idaho

Alaska: Clive Thomas, University of Alaska Idaho: Jasper LiCalzi, The College of Idaho Montana: Jeremy Johnson, Carroll College Oregon: Mark Henkels, Western Oregon University Washington: T. M. Sell, Highline College

3-D: Law & Courts RIVER FORK

Chair: Lori Hausegger, Boise State University Discussants: Eric Waltenburg, Purdue University & Lori Hausegger, Boise State University

Kurt Fertig, Idaho State University "Ancient origins of Amendments IV-VIII" Henrik Litleré Bentsen, University of Bergen, Mark Jonathan McKenzie, Texas Tech University, & Jon Kåre Skiple, University of Bergen “Judicial policy making in crime and tax law on the Danish Supreme Court.” Shane A. Gleason, Idaho State University, Jennifer J. Jones, Aditi Ahlawat, & Jessica McBean “Mr. Justice Ginsburg? The psychology of gender and success at the Supreme Court.” Stephen Wasby, Eastham, Mass. “Who makes circuit precedent for the Ninth Circuit?” William Haltom, University of Puget Sound “It's not what they Say; it's what they do not say [and perhaps do not even think].”

Session #4

Friday, 3:15-4:45 pm 4-A: Roundtable: Judges and Staff on Idaho Courts

THE IVY Moderator: Stephen Wasby, Eastham, Mass.

Judge N. Randy Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Judge David W. Gratton, Idaho Court of Appeals Katie Ball, University of Idaho College of Law Kristen Wilkinson, Chief Deputy Clerk of Operations, District of Idaho Jeffrey Thomason, Chief Probation and Pretrial Services Office, District of Idaho

4-B: Political Theory 2: Social Inquiry in the Canon RIVER FORK

Chair/Discussant: Kerry Hunter, The College of Idaho Chana Cox, Lewis & Clark College “"Edmund Burke's social science.” Andrew Flint, Washington State University “Three-dimensional social science: The critical theoretical orientation of Karl Marx.” Ryan Harding, University of Oregon “Can politics be anti-foundational? Rorty and Hobbes on social science, moral inquiry, and solidarity.”

4-C: Comparative Politics: Democracy and Democratization

WHITE WATER Chair/Discussant: Sarah Henderson, Oregon State University

Kunihiko Imai, Elmira College & Robert Nalbandov, Utah State University “Institutions and democracy in the former Soviet republics.” Alberto Lioy, University of Oregon “The odd couple: Violence and political participation in contemporary Guatemala.” Soon-yang Kim, Yeungnam University, South Korea “The shadowy side of the east Asian developmental state: The state control and labor resistance in South Korea.” Kellen Gracey, University of Iowa “Forceful democracy: The effect of compulsory voting on civic culture.”

4-D: Media & Public Opinion CLEARWATER

Chair & Discussant: Justin Vaughn, Boise State University

Laticia Herkshan, James Stoutenborough, & Kellee Kirkpatrick, Idaho State University “Surveying Native American tribal members: A strategy for obtaining access to protected and traditionally difficult to survey populations.” Samuel Rhodes, Washington State University “Hotshots: Investigating the challenger/incumbent dynamic in attorney general campaign advertisements.” Travis Ridout, Washington State University, Samuel Rhodes, Washington State University, Michael Franz, Bowdoin College, & Erika Franklin Fowler, Wesleyan University “Thirty seconds over America: Exploring the mitigative effects of dark money disclosure.”

Saturday October 17

Session #5 9:00am – 10:30am

5-A: Environmental Politics 2

WHITE WATER Chair: Ed Weber, Oregon State University Discussant: Debra Salazar, Western Washington University

David Sousa, Portland State University & Chris Klyza, Middlebury College “Rethinking green drift.” Carly Culin, Oregon State University “Lifestyles and sustainability.” Kellee Kirkpatrick, James Stoutenborough, and M. Jeremy Field, Idaho State University, and Arnold Vedlitz, Texas A&M University “Health risks and climate change policy.” Josh Varnell, Western Michigan University “Speaking about ‘eco-terrorists’.”

5-B: Political Theory 3: Democratic Procedures and Democratic Deliberation

RIVER FORK Chair & Discussant: Bill Parsons, Carroll College

Lani Moon & Porter Morgan, University of Utah “Ingroups and outgroups: Rethinking democratic procedural minimums for the West and the rest.” Morgan Wilson, University of Utah “Aristotle on perception by the multitude and the legitimacy of democracy.” Daniel Andersen, Oregon State University “Institutional deliberation and techniques of the self: The internal life of democracy.”

5-6pm ASPEN

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

General Membership and business meeting and election. Everyone encouraged to attend. Coffee & cookies will be provided.

Breakfast pastries and coffee/tea will be available from 8:30am on the landing near the registration desk.

5-C: Teaching Political Science Roundtable

RAPIDS Chair & Discussant: T.M. Sell, Highline College

Leif Hoffmann, Lewis-Clark State College “Panem et circenses: Teaching political concepts with the help of in-class activities.” T.M. Sell, Highline College “To group or not to group: That is the question.” Eric Waltenberg, Purdue University “Teaching undergraduates, and lessons from a teaching fellowship.”

5-D: International Relations 2 CLEARWATER

Chair & Discussant: Ross Burkhart, Boise State University

Ross Burkhart, Boise State University “Global democracy and the world-system.” Robert Dayley, College of Idaho “ASEAN's new community: Doubling down on contradictory values.” Eliot Dickinson, Western Oregon University “Globalization and migration.”

Session #6 10:45am – 12:15pm

6-A: Political Theory 4: The Nexus of Sovereignty, Administration, and Biopower

CLEARWATER Chair and Discussant: Daniel Andersen, Oregon State University

Sean Patrick Eudaily, University of Montana – Western “Lex, Rex, Imperium: Historico-political discourse and the transformations of sovereignty in seventeenth century Britain.” Paul Pope, Montana State University - Billings “Critical theory and public administration: Finding praxis through new public service.” Orion Yoesle & Rick Davis, Washington State University “Force relations in physician-assisted suicide: An intersection of care and medical ethics.”

6-B: State and Local Politics RIVER FORK Chair & discussant: Kevin Pirch, Eastern Washington University

Edwin Taylor, Western Missouri State University “Where have all the gay boys gone? Urban Politics, Gentrification, and the loss of Gay Space in Portland, Oregon from 1960-2015.” James Stoutenborough, Idaho State University “Standing at the crossroads of uncertainty, desperation, and public policy: Quantifying the multiple streams approach.” Salvatore Russo, California State University-Dominguez Hills “Danger under the midnight sun: Oil and violence against women in the state of Alaska.”

6-C: Poster Session

THE IVY Hayden Smith, Washington State University “Khamenei and the bomb: An inside view using operational code and image theory.” Krista Lyons, Boise State University “Comparative public administrative (CPA) framework analysis of cross-country wildlife management policy challenges.” Season Hoard and Richard Elgar, Washington State University “What is success? Feminist policies in Europe and South America.” Tyler J. Holden, Boise State University “Influential factors on outcomes of midterm gubernatorial elections.” Julia Pusateri, Washington State University “The new conservative? Utilizing operational code and psychobiography to understand British Prime Minister David Cameron.” Matthew May, Boise State University “Bureaucratic turnout under the Idaho closed primary.” Pip Sherwood, Washington State University “Psychological appeals in terrorist recruitment: Examining white supremacists.”

Thank you to this year’s Section Chairs:

American Politics - Becca Thorpe, University of Washington

Comparative Politics - Lauretta Frederking, University of Portland

Environmental Politics - Edward Weber, Oregon State University and John Freemuth, Boise State University

Gender – Sarah Henderson, Oregon State University

International Relations - Ross Burkhart, Boise State University

Law & Courts - Lori Hausegger, Boise State University

Media & Public Opinion – Travis Ridout, Washington State University

Peace & Conflict Studies - Edwin Taylor, Missouri Western State University

Political Psychology - Todd Donovan, Western Washington University

Political Theory – Burke Hendrix, University of Oregon

Provincial, State and Local Politics - Kevin Pirch, Eastern Washington University

Public Policy – Stephanie Witt, Boise State University

Voting & Elections - Priscilla Southwell, University of Oregon

Welcome Reception

Thank you to the following generous co-sponsors of this year's reception: Boise State University, School of Public Service Missouri Western State University, Department of Economics, Political Science & Sociology Oregon State University, Department of Political Science The Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State University University of Oregon, Department of Political Science Washington State University, School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs Western Washington University, Political Science Department